Landry, Harris and Lambert Among 7 in Pro Hall

By MALCOLM MORAN

Published: January 28, 1990

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27—
Tom Landry, who built the Dallas Cowboys from a National Football League expansion team into a two-time Super Bowl champion, and Franco Harris and Jack Lambert, teammates on the four-time Pittsburgh Steeler champions of the 1970's, were among the seven figures voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today.

The other inductees will be Buck Buchanan, a defensive tackle of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 to 1975; Bob Griese, the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins from 1967 to 1980; Ted Hendricks, a linebacker with the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1969 to 1983; and Bob St. Clair, a tackle from the San Francisco 49ers from 1953 to 1963.

A group of seven, the maximum allowed under the selection procedures, will be inducted for the third time, and the second time in four years, during ceremonies on Aug. 4 at Canton, Ohio.

Harris, Lambert and Landry were elected in their first year of eligibility. Buchanan, who had been a candidate six previous times, had never been among the six finalists among players in the modern era. Griese had been a finalist twice before this year, and Hendricks once. St. Clair, a five-time starter in the Pro Bowl, was the nominee of the old-timers' committee.

Harris, a Pittsburgh running back from 1972 to 1983 who finished his career with the Seattle Seahawks in 1984, and Lambert, a linebacker from 1974-84, became the fifth and sixth members of the 1970's Steelers to be voted for induction, joining the quarterback Terry Bradshaw, the defensive tackle Joe Greene, the linebacker Jack Ham and the defensive back Mel Blount.

Players become eligible five years after they have completed their careers, and coaches can be nominated upon retirement. Nominees in the category of contributor, such as a commissioner or club owner, may still be active.

Lynn Swann, a Steeler wide receiver, was one of eight other nominees who did not reach the final six modern-era candidates as a result of the voting of a 30-member selection committee.

The others were John Mackey, a tight end of the Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers; Al Davis, the managing general partner of the Los Angeles Raiders; Ken Stabler, a quarterback from the Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints; Dan Dierdorf, an offensive tackle with the St. Louis Cardinals; Ron Yary, an offensive tackle with the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams; Larry Little, an offensive guard with the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins, and Jack Youngblood, a defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams.